What color is #737F87?

#737F87 is a gray, closest to the named color Stormy Oceans. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #737F87?

The RGB value is 115, 127, 135: 115 red, 127 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #737F87?

The complementary color is #877B73, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #737F87?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.11:1 and white text 4.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#737F87 color

#737F87 rgb(115, 127, 135)

Shades of gray

The hex color #737F87 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.1% red, 49.8% green and 52.9% blue (115, 127, 135).

Its hue angle is 204°, with 8% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Stormy Oceans (#70818E), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.11:1).

#737F87 color codes

HEX	`#737F87`
RGB	`rgb(115, 127, 135)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.1%, 49.8%, 52.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(204, 8%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(204, 15%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 6%, 0%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.48, -2.65, -5.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.48, 6.4, 245.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.032, 20.572, 25.885)`
Decimal	`7569287`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #737F87, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #737F87	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.11:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.11:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#737F87 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.11:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.11:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #737F87 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #737f87; }
.text { color: #737f87; }
.border { border: 2px solid #737f87; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(115 127 135 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #737f87, #737587); }

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Questions

What color is #737F87?: #737F87 is a gray, closest to the named color Stormy Oceans. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #737F87?: The RGB value is 115, 127, 135: 115 red, 127 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #737F87?: The complementary color is #877B73, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #737F87?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.11:1 and white text 4.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.